The Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC) has approved the merger of Sullivan University, the Sullivan College of Technology and Design (SCTD) and Spencerian College into a single entity that will be now known as Sullivan University. The merger will be final on June 22. The current SCTD campus on Atkinson…
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Physician and private equity partnership: Goal is to create larger, more robust platform for delivery of care
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Telehealth reform: Coverage expansion, reimbursement criteria will improve access to care
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Rural health clinics: It’s time to bolster services necessary while getting an additional revenue stream
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New Medicaid requirements require community engagement to maintain coverage
News
Floyd Memorial Hospital and Health Services Becomes Baptist Health Floyd
After months of transition work, Floyd Memorial Hospital and Health Services officially became part of Baptist Health at 12:01 a.m. on Saturday, Oct. 1, 2016. The new name of the organization is Baptist Health Floyd. The binding asset purchase agreement was signed at the end of June and was approved by the Floyd County Commissioners,…
Sullivan University assistant program receives accreditation boost
The Sullivan University Physician Assistant Program–which was founded just four years ago–has received a major accreditation boost. The Accreditation Review Commission on Education for the Physician Assistant (ARC-PA) has granted Accreditation-Continued status to the Sullivan University Physician Assistant Program sponsored by Sullivan University. Accreditation-Continued is an accreditation status granted when a currently accredited program is…
CHFS, Home of the Innocents partner to provide transitional healthcare to foster youth
Buckley King expands into Kentucky with healthcare practice
Kentucky Health Official Invited to Share Innovative Strategies Addressing Opioid Epidemic at National Conference of State Legislatures
Tammy York Day named president of the Louisville Healthcare CEO Council
Severity of future dementia burden revealed in 20 states, including Kentucky
According to new data reported at the 2017 Alzheimer’s Association International Conference (AAIC 2017) in London, multiple regions of the United States have been revealed as neurology “deserts” due to a projected chronic shortage of neurologists, and a rapid rise in Alzheimer’s disease and other dementia cases. The research further shows that, due to…
Stites & Harbison Promotes Five Attorneys
Stites & Harbison, PLLC announced today that five attorneys have been promoted within the law firm effective January 2017. The new Members (Partners) include: Amy Baker – Atlanta office – Real Estate & Banking Service Group Baker’s practice focuses primarily on commercial real estate transactions and secured lending. Her practice includes the representation of national,…
Stites & Harbison Grows Environmental Practice with the Addition of Attorney Jennifer Cave
Elizabeth Bagby joins McBrayer as Director of Business Development
Managing IP Honors Stites & Harbison Attorneys on “IP Stars” 2016 List
Hospice of the Bluegrass Staff Member Accepted into Prestigious National Program
Profiles
Meet Wayne Tuckson, MD, a colon and rectal surgeon and host of Kentucky Health on KET
FAST FACTS Hometown: Washington, D.C. Family: Wife, Brenda Tuckson and sons Wayne Lee Tuckson and James Henry Clay III Hobbies: Without a doubt I am in a whole other world when I have my camera in my hands. Photography is an outlet for my curiosity and challenges me to see things differently. I particularly…
Meet Nick Cooper, executive director and administrator for Masonic Home of Louisville
Meet James Hedrick, MD, notable pediatrician from Bardstown Ky.
Meet Paula Grisanti, chairman and CEO of the National Stem Cell Foundation
Physician Spotlight: Meet Evelyn Montgomery Jones, MD, a dermatologist from Paducah, Ky.
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Hospitals get a regulatory and statutory exemption on ownership and licensure of physician practices
By Janet Craig Certificate of Need (CON) has been both a blessing and a burden for hospitals as they have adapted to some of the biggest changes in the healthcare market. While CON laws can assist a hospital in opposing competitors coming into its home territory, recruiting and retaining physicians has often required many hospitals…
KMA Special Supplement
Special issue for KMA members
A Letter from KMA Five years later, the benefits of strategic planning are evident to KMA’s newest employee. As Communications Director for the Kentucky Medical Association (KMA), I’d like to welcome you to this special supplement to Medical News. Being relatively new to the Association, working to put together these articles was a learning experience, as…
KMA Focus – Training Physician Leaders
Advocacy as a Focus for KMA
KMA has a Forward Focus
Maurice J. Oakley makes eliminating barriers to care the focus of his KMA presidency
KMA strategic planning shows success five years later
Beyond the White Coat Gallery showcases KMA member talents outside of medicine